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Riyad as-Salihin, 344

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:

I never felt jealous of any of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) as much as I did of Khadijah (May Allah be pleased with her), although I have never seen her, but the Prophet (ﷺ) used to mention her very often. Whenever he slaughtered a sheep, he would cut it into pieces and send them to the women friends of Khadijah (May Allah be pleased with her). When I sometimes said to him: "You treat Khadijah in such a way as if there is no woman on earth except her". He (ﷺ) would say, "Khadijah was such and such (commending her and speaking well of her), and I had children from her". <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>. Another narration is: And if he (ﷺ) slaughtered a sheep, he would send meat to the friends of Khadijah (May Allah be pleased with her) as a present as much as would suffice them. Another narration is: When a sheep was slaughtered, he (ﷺ) would say, "Send this meat to Khadijah's friends." Once, Halah bint Khuwailid (May Allah be pleased with her), sister of Khadijah (May Allah be pleased with her), sought permission of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to enter. He recognized and recalled to his mind the manner of Khadijah (May Allah be pleased with her) and was deeply moved. He said, "O Allah, she must be Halah bint Khuwailid". <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت‏:‏ ما غرت على أحد من نساء النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ما غرت على خديجة رضي الله عنها، وما رأيتها قط، ولكن كان يكثر ذكرها، وربما ذبح الشاة، ثم يقطعها أعضاء، ثم يبعثها في صدائق خديجة، فربما قلت له‏:‏ كأن لم يكن في الدنيا إلا خديجة‏!‏ فيقول‏:‏ ‏"‏إنها كانت وكانت وكان لي منها ولد‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏ وفي رواية وإن كان ليذبح الشاء، فيُهدي في خلائلها منها ما يسعهن‏.‏ وفي رواية كان إذا ذبح الشاة يقول‏:‏ ‏"‏أرسلوا بها إلى أصدقاء خديجة‏"‏‏.‏ وفي رواية قالت‏:‏ استأذنت هالة بنت خويلد أخت خديجة على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فعرف استئذان خديجة، فارتاح لذلك فقال‏:‏ اللهم هالة بنت خويلد‏"‏‏.‏

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In-Book Reference
Introduction, Hadith 344
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) Honoring the deceased person’s friend after his death is considered honoring of the deceased and dutifulness to him.<br> 2) The exclusive merit and excellence of the Mother of the Believers, Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (may Allah be pleased with her) is highlighted.<br> 3) The graceful faithfulness of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) to his first wife who supported him and stood firmly by his side. Here is a great commandment for husbands to guard the rights of their wives after their death, so how about guarding such rights in their lives?!<br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Words in the Hadith:</b><br> ‘From her I had children’: The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) had four daughters and three sons, all of them were from Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her). It was only his son Ibrāhim (may Allah be pleased with him) that he had with Māriyah al-Qibtiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her).<br> He was reminded of Khadijah’s (manner of) asking leave to enter: because Hālah’s voice was similar to Khadijah’s voice (may Allah be pleased with them both).
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